Conflict in Catatumbo: the outcome of a 25-year partnership between Colombian guerrillas and Chavism
The current conflict between the ELN and FARC dissidents in Catatumbo is not an isolated event. It is the result of 25 years of well-documented complicity between these guerrilla groups and Chavismo. Under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, they exploited illicit activities such as drug trafficking, gold mining, and coltan extraction key regions of Venezuela, […]